Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Reunion
Reunion: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death was 5.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Reunion, 2001–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Reunion is 5.5%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 37.2% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Reunion peaked at 12.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2006.
Reunion ranks 45th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Reunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.6% | — |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +30.5% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +74.8% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -37.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 4.5% | 12.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
More health data for Reunion
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,035 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 83.55 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Reunion?
- Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Reunion was 5.5% in 2016, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2006.
- How does Reunion rank for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
- Reunion ranks 45th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.